A great evening for a bbq
While bbqing tonight on my deck, I took this 23 second panoramic video. Seattle summer is the best! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbB7uCAFwLE&hl=en]
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Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka – a new discovery for me in Charleston
This weekend I was in Charleston, SC for yet another wedding and a friend of mine who lives there introduced to my new favorite drink. It is called Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and it is an sweet tea infused vodka created on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina. For those of you that don’t know what…
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Heineken “Just a friend” commercial – good stuff
This ad has been out for a few weeks now, but it is really good so I wanted to give Heineken some credit. Fantastic song, good personalities, and so right on in terms of message. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jqZTJk30qg&hl=en&fs=1&hl=en] Update 5/13: I just learned that last week, “Just a Friend” by Biz Markie shot up to the…
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The best dishes in Seattle – submit your personal favorites!
My friend Denis sent out his initial list of specific dishes in Seattle that he and his wife love. From there, people piled on and we came up with the list below. What do you think? Have you tried any of them? Any that we are missing that you highly recommend? Leave me a comment…
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Some of life’s secret codes… from a consumer technology perspective
In the latest version of Wired, there was a great article about some of the hidden codes and secrets for using different consumer products like the iPhone and even In-and-Out burger… One in particular that I had never heard of was the one below: Call 267-SLY-DIAL (267-759-3425) Enter recipient’s phone number. Leave a message explaining…
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Another great ski season comes to a close
It was another fantastic year for skiing. With over 425 inches of snow at Snoqualmie Pass and more than 7 days of snow in Seattle, it was an epic year for people that like to ski/snowboard… Luckily, I’m one of those people. I also took a few trips to other ski resorts outside of WA…
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Stand by Me – a great version by musicians all around the world
Just saw this compilation version of Stand by Me on Gizmodo. As quoted from Gizmodo: It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician called Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott—a blind singer from the…
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Secrets to a good transition back to work after vacation
I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday and I was shocked when he told me that despite the fact that he had just spent 2 weeks on vacation in Florida and Arizona, after one day at work he no longer felt that “vacation feeling”. I sympathized with him because after my first few…
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Pixar’s Dinosaur short video series
A friend of mine at work sent me these videos and I have to say that they made me die laughing. Although fart humor (or scat humor as my friend called it) is sort of childish, I thought that this set of videos is just hilarious. It is even more fun since it was created…
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With time spent at MSFT comes a new office!
As a result of the fact that I have now been at Microsoft for 2.5 years and the fact that one of the other groups switched offices, I now have a slight view through my co-worker’s office of the Cascades. Just even that small increase in natural light makes me happy. Especially on a beautiful…